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Mt. Vernon Democratic banner (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1853), 1864-07-16

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--eslBBSBKEBBB?'' . ; -- -SaSBSr""-'.!!.-!3Vfflf1ljSSBlBSBtEL -&?&l32jr2BB?: --.nf. 'eBBBBBBuBCC uqiwL1 ; - . 3 J -.- 13 Y ll i:rt - '-if, mam VOLUME XXVIII, MOUNT VERNON; OHIO : Y 16, 1864, NUMBER :.: 14; ; If YJN5sr7 1 M i ll I 1M II it v- a- r - . J 3 IH It I I 1U 1 if . VSs' 1 1 1 . II' II II I I II . 1 1 VSJ I I IT 5 I ItfJ I I I llll III I'S I I 14 ! c Jltmottatic 'nnncr U FOBLISBEP EVERT SATCBDAT.MOBIIIRe BT L. HAEPEE. Cfflte In Woodwerd RIoek, 3d Storj. f CRMS. Twa Dollars per annum , pityalilc in ad-raee; f 2.50 within alx mouthi; $3.00 after the expi Tatiun of tbe year. f tPUOHSUEDi BV BEQDE3T. A Gospel Sermon: PREACDED BV L OF OTTCMSA, IOWA. "BletsJ are the I'e ioe-uiakor, for they shall be called the children: of Ood." , r JIkv, Bkethrev, Fatucr: We notyro-pO-e i-lay to call up anil iliscuss any ot the political queKttonei that are now -.agitating otir conntrj, ainJ ahnorl-ing tiie tnental. powers of statet-inen and politiciHii : hut we proose to nter a tiiil'erent arena, to lahor in a .litiereiit arena, one, I fear, which has heen too much fieglecteil hv alL I tnean ilie lef6nr. of p;ice and the evils of war, and the moral duty of all men, as much as in them lies, to labor to attain and promote the former, and .avert and suppress the latter, - i 1 am aware that there are many whose minds have abKrbed so juucIi of the war spirit and fanaticism of the day. that it is very difficult to present an argument to their understanding or make an appeal to their Letter judgment. It there are any such in this audience to-day, I entreat you to hear me with all candor pofsi hie r suspend your judgment until you have liearJ the evidence, and then let your judgment act in accordance it h the truth'. And above all, if you cannot agree" with me. be willing to accord me the same honesty that you claim for yonrineW, and though we may differ in opinion, it is an honest ditlVrenoe, an. I n jt to do as is too often done, j g front this place and report me as sayiug things that 1 have not paid. I speak, to-tlay, feeling my responsibility to God and to my country, knowing that I nuts' shortly render an account before the bar of iod for my stewardship here, and the deeds do .e in the bo ly, I also leel the. magnitude of the subject that we propose to discuss, and tny inability to lo it that justice that abh r minds might. I pray Almighty Goi to assist my understanding and -enable me to spea!c as I ought to seak on a eubiect ot such creat mairnitude and vital im portance to all. ? ; In pursuing our subject, we propose to take take it up in the tollowiug order : Jn the first place wehall Seak of peace. Secondly, of the peace makers. Thirdly, of the blessings cotiferred. npon them. ' let. Perfect peace constats of that state that is wholly ami entirely free 'rom every annoying or warring element that can possibly in terrnpt pur joys or inflict the smallest particle of pain. Perfect peace can only be possessed and enjoyed by pertect beings, in a state of perfect society, surrounded tv it h congenial t e-, ments, and hence cannot be found in this sin -polluted, world of misery and woe. It dwells in God. who is the fountain head of peace, and from H is goodness,' love and mercy, this child of grace, this heaven-horn spirit, that wanna and inspires all; the heavenly host that BurrjunJ the throne of Onwioteni-e and fill heaven with joys unspeakable and full of glory, is sent down to eart h to dwell with man, to shed its genial blessings upon the heart, to coiitrol his turbulent ! passions ami cheer him, to chase away his gloomv forebo bedings, to lead him on Ue paths of peace unto that rest which God hath prepared for all that love Ilim. In vain does j the way-worn " pilgrim, throughout this world and wilderness of sin, look for peace from the surrounding elements that can only fill his path with, thorns and pierce his heart with sorrows ; I ut wheti by faith he can look through the gloom and bevond the vale of teat s and ttehold his Father enthroned on high, and hear the voice of peace 8stiring bis desonding eottl, that though it is our lot, "in this world to have tribulation, " jet i n God you shall have peace ;" "that he witl extend peace unto you line a river, ana jou shall ere long reap the peaceable fruits of righteous nesfl. ,T4rtn does he lift up his head a.nd rejoice, kno-wing that his redemption draw-eth nigh.' and as far as in him li. th to live peaceably witli all men, to deal justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with his God. Then my first proposition is,iliatGod is the author of peace, and consequently is net and cannot be either directly or indirectly, the an-. thor. of war, which is the antagonistic ami opposite of peace. That God is the author of peace, vone dare deny. This being granted, the other-follows as a logical consequence. The Apostle Jaicea affirms that the same fountain cannot end forth sweet and hitter water, ami Paul declares that God is not tfae author of confusion, but of peace. "You will undoubtedly inquire, then, from whom come those cruel wars ami fightings that have so often deluged the earth in human blood? The Apostle James asked . and answered that identical question, over eighteen hundred years ago. lie asks, from whence come wars and .fighting? Now, note the answer: let it sink deep into every heart, fur it is the voice of inspiration. Hear it, then, ye .advocates of waf: "Cotne they not even of your own lusts ?" llere you have the question infallibly answered ; all the war, fightinz , and bloodshed that hare ever cursed the world liaveteen engendered And carried on by the cruel lusts of man. Those lasts come not from ' -God, but are to be traced to another and opposite fountain. - - When the morning of creation dawned, and , Omnipotence by the word of His power, called . into beiag this vast creation, and in wisdom fashioned all its parts in beauty an. harmony, peace reigned throughout the vast empire of i . Jehovah, and the morning stars sang together for ioy. Not a discordant element was found 4trlhe vast domain. And God beholdinsr all this roagnifieenfstructure, the workmanship f Hi tH Almighty hands, pronounced it YcrrefXMU:-' ; -j : - - , ..WhcBV mao. .the noblest workmansbin of 1 m a a " - His own nanus, was -avaaa to rule and ; rein as lord of, and over. aHi 'II is own image, endowed him with superior faculties, and made ' faitxi a. Hf fog soul ; -thus fitting him to' fill the Liffh atatioH allotted hira here, and through ' -grace, to fill higher destinj- of inheriting a Jtioedom. aodreeewjnjr an eternal inberitance. -: incorruptibJs, uodelei, and that Tadeth not i- wv. ' ' . ... Th was -fimshehe siipCTdoisworB:.ofj ' aD pronounceg it rery good. Whenoe thencame.'ust, the very lust of war? IteqttJofth history..will answer tbeques-- t..A'hat beiag. aUe4 th.serpeW wUich, -ays the Apostle, is th4eTtl; eateml this then -I txaeefal and happy douaia. Wheane ktaana r oi qaestion that come withhi the par- view of our discourse, but certain it is tbav Se practice; that Imrnedin theheartpf King Neb-was not of this good creation ; from bin niaV uchadnear,prompting him to cest the, thre received the spirit of lust, anil soon after was Hebrew children into the fiery furnace simply made to reap the bitter truits ; having imbibed because they refused to bow to hi image and Uie corrupt and corrupting spirit of iniquity, worship accord i ug to his. peculiar creed; that man was thereby led to seek to attain a high-' cact DanieT'into the lion Vden; that stoneti the er state than his God had placed him in, and , Prophets, and drank the blool of thousands this he sought by rebellion, by trampling n i of the innocent saints under the Jewishdis-pen-der foot the great chart of his happiness, the j sation. ; law of God which gave him all that was ne- j In reference io th is fanatical, religions and cessary to consummate his earthly blips. In accursel seed, the Saviour declared "that all that short but interesting buttery, we-trace; the blood shed From righteous Abel down to lust and war to the fountain head whence they j Zachariah, whom they slew between, the tern-originated, which is tbe devil. p'e and the altar, should come upon that gen-Our second position is that all lusts, wars ' eration." It was the same fell monster that and bloodshed that have cursed the world, i filled the Jews with religions hatred against are of and from the devil. 1 repeat, and all j the Son of God, the. Prince of Peace, at whose those who are practising lusts, encouraging: birth the hosts sailg anthems of praise, saving and promoting war and bloodshed, are not in-j "Glory to God in the highest, on earth Peace fluenced thereto by any impulse of the Al-f and good will to man." They hated and per-mighty. ; but are prompted to thofe hellish secuted him for no cause Knder heaven, only ileedis by -the spirit of iniquity that works in j that he iared to teach- publicly a doctrine, and the children of disntt -dience. There are some J practice contrnry to their cherishfi religious facts that we f-hnld never lose sight o'. but J fatattcism; this was his only crime; that in keep them ahvrtvs in view : 1st. That Cheshed-' their estin:ation rer.Ierc-d liim unfit to live, and ding of huin;rt l loodis thv greatet-t crime that . . a " i a niau can commit at;aitist tioi. J n tjreiiesis, ; Vth chapter, teginnitig at the i;h vre, we fiinj. these'' remarkable, words:' " -And surlv yonr blood of your lives will I require; tit the hand of every beast will I n-quire it. and st the hand of men, anl at the Jiamt of every man's brother ill I require thi lite of m in. Whoso sheddeth tnan's flool by man shall his, blood be 6hed ; for in the image of God ma le he man." Then. 2d. Whosoever sheddeth man's blood, as far as in htm lies, desecrates t lie image of God and cannot escape His judgment. 3d. The fearf'ui responsilihty of ail the human blood shed from righteous Abel "down to tliis day. rets upon some persons ; none should flntter themselves that they can escape a just retribution, the record of the crime is made out in heaven, and though the stroke of vengeance may be delayed for a time, yet fall it muse, and all its terrible consequences, upon the guilty party. Do you ask, " arc we told in holy writ that God has repeatedly visited the nations of the earth with war as a scourge for t heir disobediem-e : if not .the author ol war.. how are we to account for these calamities?-' I answer, he eetxls war upon nations as n scourge, and in some instances as a chastisement upon His children, in the same way that He brought Joseph into Egypt, to save his father Jaco, ami all his familv, alive during the seven years famine; see Genesis, beginning at the -37th chapter. Ashe hardened the heart; of Pharaoh, that he should not let his peo le of Israel go. to the intc.it that He m-glit magnify His power in bringing them out ol tamdiie with a strong h:tnd. -As he put His own son to death on the cross, by whose blood He has nride perfect orever them that are sanctified, and thus laid, bro-d and deep the foundation of the Christian's faith and hope. These instances, of bible history I have se-lectel, not because they stand alone, but he-cause they are perhaps the m.xt tamiliarto your iniii-ls, and very :e!early illustrate wh.;t , otherwise. would appear Go.i's nist mysterious proviiietitial oealmsrs with lite hnnisiii tamilv. . It was not by any impulse jr agency ot (jo. i that ut it into the hearts of .Joseph's bretii- ren to scii hi'ii into Egyp'iin bondage. H e hardened not t lie heart of Phsroah by a ny divine impulse or impression produced fy His own-ngenoy. neither did-he in-line the hearts of the Jewii to hate and ierpecute His son, nor put it into the heart oi Ju las to beirav his master. It was not his spirit that inspired the wicked moo that nailed. him to the cross, and stood beholding-and "deriding him in agony. But in all these instaufs He onlv wilhdrew His restraining ower that holds m' subjection the lusts and passions of the heart of m-in and suffered tkem to act but the accursed lusts that were already within them, and in this way he deals with nations and individuals, causing the wrath of man fo praise him, and restraining the remainder of the wrath. 'Hut we are not to infer because God sufTi'rs men to indict cruel wars and punishments upon each other and often upon his -children a ehastisenietit, that the perpetrators of those Crimes, and Tnpfties, are anv the less-riiiti-n;il because Gt. I. has overrruled it 'for. 'th- g-tod ot his chii'lren ant the lulti:iiii'iit. ot his pur-mses. It is not bv the rlntl Veul: of a m-tn's act that he is to be judged I m it is the. motive' bv which he is governed an i that prompts him to act, that stamps t(ie moral character 'of his action. To illustrHte: a tnan by physical force performs an act that- resul's in takine the life of liia heighlor That f i.et of 'itself does not convict tliattum of t:iur.len and no court would, on such testimony, so decide, but another question arises that must determine his guilt or innocence, to-wit: from what motive ilil the man act iii performing the ded? If from malice aforethougiit, then it ismurder; if from oilier other motives the verdict will vary accordingly. The truth is the act must be committed by the mental man, or it ceases to be -crime; morally considered the crime is consumated vlien the motive or determination is formed in the heart; a man may commit murder in sight of.God. andatand convicted of tlx crime before him without ever having shed human blood. He that is angry with his brother without cause is a murderer according the teachings of Christ. Joseph's brethren had it in their hearts to destroy him. and though restrained by the providence of God, were guilty ol the crune. The Jews and their rulers, that conspired to destroy Christ and his doctrine from the earth, being filled with mal ice and hellish rage, and rejected all his teach ings and heavenlv doctrine m.m-M v-a . i ji va vv, 4 Hi, WCIU nUIKI C-J t J at aha ' r e.A. a vent their spleen by inflicting upon him the most cruel torture, until he found rest in the arms of death. In this they-committed the the highest rime kn wn to any law humai e or divine, yet the Apostle affirms that they were gathered together to do what God nand and council before determineti should be done. From the foregoing facts and illustrations it is clearly demonstrated that my second propo sition is true in a i an tne lusts, war. ttnu t.loo-1 shed, that have ever cursed tbe human family are of and from the Devil. 2nd. I - now coiite to speak of the peace ma kers. All those-wbo are the followers of God as dear children, that are led by His spirit, ta kipg the':Ho!y Scriptures as the man of their counsel, walking in obedience to its heavenly doctrine, in a word, the Christians that, are governed by all the bolv ureceuts of Christian ity, are, ami necessarily must be peace makers under all cirqtioetancea; and here I wish to le understood, by the term Christianity. I do not ibeatr; ihaTlfcigQted. fanatical, iutplerent and proscriptive spirit, that has stolen the liv ery ol heaven 'to serve the devil In; that bb- sumestbe name and form of Goiliness. but it -is destitute of its eplfU or power; that condemns j:.t. - "" J .i . t ' ,i wj pcruuion any person tuai uaxea to eau in question its favorite dogmas, that claims its creed alane to be orthodox; that seeks to crash free discussion, and toston the montha of all who dare to think and sneak contrary to its pe culiar creed m higher jaw; end claims that ootn cnurcu and .state sliouU bow to its' niid oeeaand worship at its shrine. ----- A , .TW hydra-headed monster is tha arm-ifr? antl -Christ bo graphically described ia. reBela-tiooe; thai hellish-mooater that ineiteA tTa.B to ftsbree kit haad fn hi brother' blood; fe- CBUBC vi m iciimua utuaicuuw in opiniOB shd justified thein in heaping upon him all the s .i - b t - aruise aiM eianaer that- men an-t devils could invent; ami persecuting him whitn nend like mali-e until bv tiiob violence and false testimony, th y procured from the Koman judge a sentence of death. Pifnte.'"the judge tef-lified that he found no fault in liim, but feared 'the 'multitude; and reluctantly yielded to the detn ind of the mob. which "vented its spleen by it.flicting upon him the most cruel torture that demons could invent; and this was all done under t he plea of serving God. This has ever been the plea of ant'i Christ,-under, which it has tyrannized over the world, deluging the worhTwith blood and crime, the record of which makes tip the darkest page of history, the recital ol which is enough to shi ck humanity, and. if it were possible to make devils blush with shame. Think 'not t hat this God dishonoring scourge of the earth has died out, left the world, or in any degree become reformed. I tell you no! The monster still lives, enters info, and controls the jopular religion of the day. I regret to say it, but my duty' to my God and thee use of truth compel me to. It is a self-evident fact that Deeds no proof, that the largest portion of the clergy of our day, who profess to Droclaim the gospel of peace, and point out to erring man the way of holiness and o life, happinesp. joy arid peace; who, instead of laboring to ciittivate love, peace, and gool will among men, and exhorting Christians, as much a9 in them lies, to live peaceably with all men. to love their enemies, pray for them th it hate them and do good to them that de-spitefiilly use them; nnd in a word.-to love God with all their-might, mind and strength anil their neighbors as themselves, are to-day, and have for years, been engaged in building up sectional hate", appealing to the baser passions of the human heart, arraying brother against brother, producing in the churches discord, ' division," and proscribing and consigning to endless perli ion all who may hon-esilv difler with them in either ifaith or prac tice. 'But..- not content with 6iirring np'war, distress and ilisr.nion in churches, tbev have rent 'hem in fragments, they assumed to be God's vict-gerents to dictate the policy and shape the political destinies of nations, declaring their peculiar religion to be a higher law to which all constitutions and laws must. bow.. How far they have succeeded in their base and unholy work let the groans mid agony of the nation in its dtth struggle, the blood of hundreds of thousands of ouronj and brothers that crimson our soil, tne deep wails of widowed mothers who press their little. ones near their heart "while the tears fall fast upon the cheeks of those little ones crying for bread, answer tht question. It is by this anti-Christian influence that men have been educated - to hate, pure atid.un-defiled religion, to desecrate the house of God and make it a lei of thieves.. Many there are in our midst who make long prayers for a pretense and to be heard and seen of riien, yet urging their fellow men to imbrue their hands in their '. brother's blood, and lilaspheniously call it a holv work. And here permit me to tifl'er an apology to 1 1 in I class of men called skeptics, who ignore religion, and call it pr est cratt aiid delu-ioti; very many believe that the iiifidel, as suh are callcf. are a set of ignora- tnoiises that are unlearned, or that they are wanting in inteliect.- who ar incapable of deep thought or .thorough inyestigation; hut this is a grave error. My .-observation, convinces tne that a large majority - of that class of men are men of good intellect and close observers, arid if there are any such here, 1 will say to you that I wonder not that when you read the history of what has been termed the Religion of Christ and note tha tyranny, fraud, and endless catalogue of crimes the most revolting that; ever polluted the earth all perpetrated in the name of God and under sanction of what has been termed his Holv Religion. I. re peat I wonder not that you are shocked at the picture, and turn from the scene in abhorrence and disgust, and say in your heart that religion is a fable, gotten up by designing arid wicked men, and has been a greater curse to man than all things else combined. This. sirs, is true to the letter of that spurious, fanat ical, anti-Christian religion of which we have been speaking; that which the Apostle .Tames calls "earthly, sensual, devilish." But this religion comes not from God. The wisdom that is from above it first pure; then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, lull of mercy and good fruits without partiality and without hypocricy; "and the.lruii of righteousness is sown in peace." James 15th to 18th verse inclusive. The Christian is led bv the seirit of God. "For as many as are led bv the snir- it of God they are the eons of God " Homana Sth chapter, 24th .verse, "and the 'fruit Of the spirit is love, jov, peace, long sufl'ering, gentle- nes. goouness, laiiu, nieeKness, temperance. igainst which there is no law." Gal. 5th chap., 22nd and 23rd verses. ' ' -" In these quotations you have the Chris tian character portrayed, and can clearly see the great contrast between true christimofv and the anti-Christian monster, ol , which we Jiave oeen speaking; then I. entreat von to deal honestly with the Bible relia'ion and 1v not to her charge those monstrous crimes that have been committed in her name. By the term Christian then. I mean those inu iuuoc ui:i y uu uiive Known and telt in their hearts' that curse and d.imning na ure of sin. uiose in vnoee hearts the love of God has en sued ry nia uoly Spirit, inclining their hearts to leave , the hateful wava of fill; them with godly sorrow, whey as huibble pep itents, have bowed their hearts Iri humble COn Uition. to Chriat,", their sovereign King;, be'ug stripped of all-self-righteousness. aht cut Brl from all trust and confidence in the flesh, the icuciTcurwi Bo ineir wisaom, rigriteousuesB. eanctification,"and redemption. ' -; 1st' Cor. 1st eh apter, verse -30. e loving tfnd loyal Cb tl-dren' and : eabjectfr ther- take hi! yoke upoii them, and learn of him; from4 his teachings and examphyg, they receive their Christian ed-ucaticri, and - become followers of God' as dear children, walking m love, even -tu rChriet hae loved them; Epb.'5th chapter, verse ,1 aad; tiove tclGod, and love to xnjjtnlts ihe greAteet law1 and ruling principle by which wtn'j&w Janes.' fte" drawir a DOr ; trait of the Christian 'sstb, "Belored let as MM',: . love one another, for love w of God, and ever One that loveth Is born of God, Hnd knoweth God.: IJe that Idveth noW noweth not Godi for God i love," vere 16. ."God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and in him... If a man say I love Gol and hateth his brother, he is a liar," Terse 20. , r jAve forms the bai8, the great stratum that nnderhes and upon which the whole fabric of Christianity is built: upon which God's butU ditig of mercy rsats, grand bond of human society, and underlies all social enjoyments; destroy tliat cementing bond and all affinity, feaity andsocial happiness dies at once, and war, destruction and misery would soon sweep our race from the earth down to endless destruction. . The fruits of t he spirit of God that dwells in and controls all Christians, are antagonistic to the spirit of war; they, are thus described by the Apostle Paul, Gal. chapter 5, verse 22. ''But the frnit of the spirit is jove, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goolness faith, meekness, temperance; ngatusl such there is no law." Here we have a catalogue of the fundamental principles that govern all Christians; the elementary principles of the jractice of Christianity, and here I repeat tliat all who are thus led by the spirit of God. are; and necessarily must be peace makers. Peace is the element in 'which they live, move and have their being; those heaven blessed principles must be crushed ont of the heart of man before he can wilfViJI y she his neighbor's blood ordfnrive him ofhis litiertv or the pursuitof bi.r.inpss. lt i a naradox to sav that a riiaH who loves his neighbor as himself, can delib-erately plunge a dagger to his heart. Then it is clear as iiooBdny's snn, that all those who are engage! in stirring upslrife, urging and advocating war, whether in churches families, neighborhoods or nations, have ignored every principle of the Christian religion, and are but obeving their wicked lusts. It is true that there is a war that Christ requires all hi children to engage in ; hiit it is not a war with clashing ste-d, and glittering swords, with powder and ball, and the destruction of human life on the blood" stained field, where brother engages.against bro'her in the deadly strife, ntnidst the groans and agony of the bleeding and dying soldiers, that crimson the earth with their heart's blood. No! Upon all such scenes Christianity can only look with horror and. dismay, and weep tears of compassion oyer the misery produced by the: demon war. iShe turns in sadness away from the heaven-rending scene, and in humility anil sadness of heart, she bows before the God of peace, and imploringly beseeches him in mercy to restrain the angry passions of men, restore brotherly love between the contesting parties, and thus stay the effusion ot blood, and restore peace and quietness to the land. The Christian's warfare is very different from that just described ; it is a war against our own lusts ; against spiritual wickedness in high places, against the . world, the flesh, and the devil ; and the weapons of their warfare are not carnal but mighty through GoJ, to the pulling down .of strongholds., casting down imagination and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, ami bringing into captivity every thought in olredtence to Christ. 21. Cor- 10th chapter, 4! h and ot h verses. 1 ne won! of boa is the sword, and through the love of God, and by the Mood ot the L,amb. they shall overcome ail things and shout the victory. Kvery success of Christianity, to a certain extent defeats the war spirit of the worll ; and its triiiniphs shall, nacome universal, as maiiv believe thev will, then shall tbis ncfufd nffieU" be banishejl From the earth, and -.'"men shall beat ' their swords into plowshares, and their xpears into pruning hooks, and nation shall, leitrn tn.ir. no more. l.ove, . (eace. and good will shall reign on earth; universally among men. May God speed the day 1 Then all who la- tor in the gosjtel field, or are engaged in prac ticing Christianity, are peace makers, and en? titled to the blessing promised in our text. Thev shall be cnlled the chiblren of Gwl." This brings us to the third proposition to our taxt. The blessing conferred upon peace makers. They-shall be called the children of God. We are not to understand from this nppella tion that is an -empty- title or name that men can assume and appropriate to themselves, er confer upon others that will entitle them to the blessings that God confers upon his chil dren it is an endearing title that none but God. the r at her, can give, a name more prer cious than the hoOt angel on high can claim ; to none of the heavenly host, even Gabriel, has he ever said, ", 1 hou art my son..' W hat a rich' inheritance, what a treasure of grace, is contained in that precious name. If God is my rather, then 1 have a place in hie paier- aal iove. and may justly claim all the honor of my heavenly parentage, and of this I may well boast. You may cast my name out as evil, call me traitor, call me anything, pour on your vile abuse, I care not for it ; let me be owned a child of my heavenly Father, and I will cheerfully bear those light afflictions. knowing ttat thev work for me a far more ex ceeding and eternal weight of glorjr. If Goil is our Father, then Christ is our elder broth er, and declares that he is notashamel of us He was hated and persecuted by wicked men who thirsted for his -'blood'; then why should we repine ? Let us patiently bear our cross. and follow Him. If we are the children of God, then are we "heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ, u so w that we sutler with him. that we may be alo glorified together." Rom. 8th chapter.. lith verse. Heir? to .all the riches thatGol can give, for say. Paul, All things are yours, whether Paul or Apol los, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death. or things present, or things to come ; all -are yowrs. arid ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's. let uor. oil cnap'er, Ma . verses. v nat . - . 1 .nn j . 1 mt 1.1 more can Gol gi ve or what more can a Cbria- tian desire ?. . ity soul, overwhelm ! in coti - teiaplating the gifu cries cut in gratitude ."-it is enough." What mrtlter advaucesthe val- ueofthis boundless inheritance is that our heavenly Father controls it for. us. -causing " all things to work together for good.. to thein that love him, and are called according to his purpose. . ttom, otn enapter, ith verse- But the most glorious provision of all is. that all (Sod's chillrea are joint heirs with . Christ. The estate is not parcelled out to each heir ; wen lust iiic iutu ruiuc 111 v pueniu j squander their portion and fail at last ; but. they axe joint heirs, hence their destiny is identical with each other, and with' Christ their elder brother, who has .Trough t out their redemption by obedience to the lawsand pre eepts and by Buffering iU death penalty, Tiy vanqursning ami aesiroying death, ana htm 1 turn from tue scene witn saa ana neavy uearte. that hal the power of death ."that is'thfl 'I)evwlana1e"tert'Vour eloeei'and pray Almighty God IT. He bronght life and im mortal itr to light, fto roll baekUbew dark-clouds of war stay ue ien me iomo a yiwyrjojjs conqueror, ascen - ded to his Father and our Father, to hie God andouir GcmXt whom the heyena received, and crowned him Lord fU:aDd,Brhomhe hea- venB.mtsst kold.iintU aU tba bleaaed childreu bf 9odk h'w . yooager v.beetlrea, ar fathered aon to bear the weJconie, vjotoe of UiirJudge aod King.ayiBg," Conae-jp., bleaaed; ofcmf Father, inherit the Kingdom preparwl for joa from the foundaUon jhaworLii' Where, uey aaau Ud atf euroa larewtJl,to' mil or row : cam a&a aeaia : Where envy, malioa. pi and war, can trr-tr imi$e o msr C2r ' . ,-, : -. t. J. .. ; . ..: . .. . peace Or Inf erritpt their joys, when in that blessedatat of imaiortalrty, tberi'shall bask in the emtleBf their heavenly father, diink endless draughts of his boundless love, and spend an eternity is feasting ori tbe joys that are poured into their soul front God the foun- Uin head of peace. - " - "Think f Oh tny-aonl, if tis so tweat. - On earth to sit at Jesus feet. What must it ba to wear a crown, And sit with -Jcsas ob tbathroa?" flavins thus briefly alluded to some of the blessings that Gol confers upon the peace' ma kers, I now appeal to vou, one and all, to an swer before. God, and tour own consciences, the all important question : Are not those blessings worth laboring for? Are they not sufficient stimulant and incentive to prompt you to eiigage.in this self-eacrificirig lalior of love ; for all those 'blessing; are you not willing to bear and patiently endure th bate and malignant slanders ot wicked and blood thirsty men ; are you better than the blessed Saviour who suffered" abuse; slander, and cruel torture far bevond what we can know or con ceive ? They said if he be suffered to go on. the Romans will come arid take away our place and nation. " He casts out devils through Beelzebub the prince of devils," The rulers and men in authority pursued him with a friend like zeal, until they inflicted upon him unjustly a traitor's doom ; they crucified him upon a Koman cross ; vet f aul athrms, " i hat Koman cross ; vet Paul affirms, for the glory that was set before him. he en- Idured the cross, despised the shame and is set down on the right hand ot God." HeK 12th chan. 2i verse.; " Did my Lord sutler, and shall I repine," I atuAitare tliat many have and will lalsely accuse rae ot treason ; pronounce me a traitor for no cause under the heavens, only that I labor and plead for peace. I have to far to all such, that if from la- boring to cultivate love, union and peace I among men, ami pointing out. the evils and calamities of war if pointing out true Christianity, laboring to proclaim the' gospel of peac and warning men to shun the God dishonoring, and earth polluting. anti-Christian religion, that has so long, and still continues to curse the world, (and certainly it is for nothing else.) voti choose to heap uton me these vile reproaches, then I say to you, pour on your abuse and slander ; I will bear it wit.: albthe patience that God gives me ; and while the Almighty lets tne live, 1 hope to pray for voii, and labor for peace. . David, the sweet singer of Israel, said : Jjet my riikt hand for get, her cunning, and my tonrpte cleave to iKe roof of mv mouth, rather than 1 shouui cease to pray for the peace of Jerusalem" . I desire to emu late his example ; ami cease not to labor ami pray for tbe peace of the country. I appeal to vou ladies, though physically the weaker vessels, yet in point of intellect and moral-virtue far. superior to man. The formation .of woman was the last and finishing stroke of creation ; upon her the Creator has bestowed those finer virtues and angelic charms that has so hotuV fitted her to be t he help mate and companion of man. Upon her the confiding husband bestows bis entire love and affection ; to the wife of his bosom he gives his whole heart without reserve, over which she can arid does exercise an almost unlimited control. By her indescribable gra ces, sue softens down and controls ms angry passions, and gently leads him in the noble paths ol virtue, hay not that this is a laney sketch, or an overdrawBeulogv upon the fe male character. All history, Bftcred and pro- lane, demonstrate that it is under, rather than overdrawn. The great Creator haw. given to woman a mighty power, that can by her be exercised for weal or woe. It was by the fas cinating power of, woman that man was first led into sin, and burled from ins primeval rectitmle. Paul affirms that be was not de- ceivedVthen he was not influenced in his act by any other agency or power than that of the woman, She control ed his heart and sealed his destiny. .Sampson, the Nazattte'of God, with all his superior endowments, who had resisted and slain his thousands of men. yielded to a woman's power, and lost his glory and life thereby. It was a woman that con crnered the mighty king Ahaeuerus. who reigned over the vast empire of one hundred arid twenty-seven provinces, to-wit : queen Es ther. -When wicked Hainan, the king's chief counselor, had procured from the king a de gree that doomed to death the whole Jewish nation a degree that according to the laws of the Meiles and Persians could not be alter ed .:-; ;vV-"': "oXJ: ,:.-7 ' "Than eame Qaeen Esther in royal rtate, : To save the Jews from disaial fate." - the King could not resiatthe pleading en treaties ot the woman whom he loved ; he yiel ded to' her petition, and granted her request, and thus she saved, a mighty nation from destruction: Itwas a woman's influence that Crowned Solomon king over Israel and saved the nation from a usurper's power and civil war.. These instances, together with thous ands more of Bible record, without going into profane history, establish the fact beyond loubt that woman a inuuenee to a very great extent controls Ibe destinv of man. Then to you. first, I make my appeal to en rage with an your energies in tnis noiy am heavenly calling. Wives, you that nave been led by a loved and loving husband to hymen's sacred alter, and there , helore ucxl and man have mutually pledged vou r hearts and affe tions to each other for life: you whose lives can only be happy ihe enibvment of the society of the man you love, to yon I appeal in the name and in- behalf .or the thousaa of loving wives whose hearts have been made to weep tears of bitter sorrow by the cruel an desolating hand of war : wlio have gared for the la.-1 time upon the loved form of the man to whom she had confl.Ted her entire atfeo I tio s.tdwhomshte has looked fbr'protertion 1 and support wnue oreMimr meaonn ra n ... 1 . e t ; I in thid uncharitable world : but. alas I he is 1 gone from her forever : be has fallen a victim to the demon of war the'cbl j steel has pierced bis heart and shed tils lire brood ; the eaa ikv ings are wJTtedto hef 'eafs, her only hqpe of earthtth.appitjess' is High ted 'forever; and in mayvnefancewi'sro'fe thrown upon tne eoia cliarities of the world , -,-CouId; you but enter those wretcheil hovels and mingle with the I bereaved families, hear the cries of fn I child red in tears begging for bread and I nocem gging tor oread, ana penoia I the heart-broken mother clasping her babe's IOicIJ .lonn Ml.ucr.urcaflb nuu nim ouounnj eyes' upturned W 4reaven exclaiming y Great (ioA, temper tke sierm to the shorn iambv look irvqomrjnsion;;fkwn upon ;a,- poor bereaved and broken-hearted widowed mother I Oh ! -d te ray husband and helper; and a father' to I these fatherless, , children V' would you not 1 tbe enasion .01 tuiooo- aaa: epee4!iyr( restore I neace to our ditraotBdOttntrvi-Then I en- UrBayeatoUbor to tlm the 'raging -etorm, least oil on the troubled waters, : strive i the I anirit of love to break down that spirit of Tia- ( tred JEnd'reveige tbat' may ba tmraing- In thie heart of your husband, iiee at toe loumiaiion and formrths oriraTmudhlodshed, endeaVor'lo prevailiipow fciitf ttrtuhrvatatt its eteaddovtukd good! will fUxaaa ; this id !aad - Ikea? e.wtli rfFard wo,f -. . I Mother 1 apoeai to vou. 10a who ktu J Sore ehljdm ui sorrow, and Whb Tdv at votjie but mother ean, those gifts Godhas oestow 1 apoa yowt those little one arplaced under your care and tuition; upon you rests the. responsibility of training the infant mind and en grafting therein those moral ; principles thai will guide their steps, and shape their social and moral character in riper years. Few indeed, are there who have eradicated from their minds the lessons of social and moral duty, received from their tender and loving mother. : There then hi a noble and heavenly work- for you : Labor to sow deep in the hearts of your sons and daughters those heavenlr virtues of love and moral honesty and bring them up in-the nuture and admonition of the Lord; teach them to reverence the holy scriptures, and a-dopt them eat heir infallible guide through life: faithfully warn tbcm against the creeds and doctrines that always engender war and strife among men; to do g6d unto all men, to walk by the golden ruledo unto other as tliey would have others to do nnto thein; "to deal justly, love. mercy, and walk humbly with Gotl." To strive for peace, arid live peaceably with all men; to suffer wrong rather than to do wrong; to lead quiet and peaceable lives, to be lovers of their country and yield a cheerful obedience to its supreme laws. Impress upon them the evils and calamitiesTof war. and blessings of peace in a word strive to teach them to be peace rr.akers instead of war agitators; and in so doing you will have faitifnlly discharged your duty as mothers, arid guardians, in the sight of God. whp remembers your work and will reward 3011 bountifully, . C Fathers, sons, and brothers, I now appeal to you. In the name of suffering humanity; jn behalf of the bleeding cause of Christianity, n the name of all that is sacred 1 entreat you to pause and reflect, calmly consider how many hundreds of thousands of our brothers and Bis ters have drank to the very dregs the bitter cup of agony and woe, brought upon them by tins fratricidal war, and how many millions more are doomed to the same fate if the calam- ty is not averted. Look aiound yon and see the demoralization, vice, and crime that is weeping like a. besom of destruction over our fair and happy land: a country that we have proudly called the "land of the free and home of the brave." Can. vou behold the rapid stride of fanati- ism, infidelity, and crime, that is aapp'ng the very foundation of our magnificent tern plepf li berty pouring out the heart 3 blooil of hund reds of thousands of the best and br vest of Columbia's sons upon her own pure and un sullied soil, that the-God of heaven has conse crated to freedom and a resting place to the op pre sed of every clime. Can vou look upon the millions of vour fel- ow creatures whose hearts are bowed down un.ler intolerable burdens of accumulated griefs, and who can find reoose and rest in the grave fnin those piercing sorrows; upon chur ches desecrated, denied, and polluted by tdas- pheming infidels: men, women, and children tlireatened with -death for opinion's sake: hate and malice burning in the heart of neighlor a-; gainst neighbor; brothers against- brothers. hreatcning destruction and civil war? 1 repeat. can vou look upon such scenes and not weep over theee calamities that are but' the b'tter fruits of war? Then I entreat you, go to work as peace makers, first to lrive out of your own heart the evil spirit offntfllice, hate, and envy. those lusts that engenderel strife and war, then go to yonr neighbor, in the spirit ol love, and plead with him to aid in tl. a restoration of peace. Leave off those insulting epithets of secessionist," "traitor," Sec, that have almost become house-hold words with many; remem ber that such epithets are personal insults, am; can do no good, but are always productive of evil. . "Angry words,' says boloruoti, "etireth up strife, but a soft word turnetb away wrath. Guard well your language, and labor in love in the reod cause of peace making; though compelled to ditfer with yonr neighlor or bro? ther, in your political "faith, be willing to ac cord to him the same that you claim for your self, honesty of opinion. Admit that men roay tifter in opinion and vet be loyal and honest. In a word, seek to cultivate love and good will among men. and peace will certainly follow. I am now. done. I have labored to discharge faithfully and honestly a duty I owe to my God, and the. cause of Christianity. I pray you to weigh well the subject and the remarks I have to-day presented, bo shape 3'nr future action upon the issues now; before vou. that vou may have a conscience, void ofbffence be fore God. to whom we must render an account for the part we have acted in this fearful dra ma, and may the God of Love and Peace be with you. What it has Cost. Jlr. Lincoln' Washington organ. The Chronicle, of Monday,' is forced to the confess ion that the present Administration has cost the country, in money, more than all the Ad ministrations that preceeded it. It says: 'The total expenditures of the Government of the United States, from its institution in 189 town to June 30. 1861. according to the offi cial report, were $2,235,677, 1S1 61. This sum includes the expense incurred during the first three 'months of the war for war purposes, amounting, however, to otily a few millions. The expenditure und-r the present Administration cannot be less than twenty-three or twen ty-four hundred millions; since its amount is measured by the public debt, stated a fejy days ago by Secretary Chase to be 51.719,395,168 88 less seventy millions of debt existing en the 4th of March, 186T, or about $1,650,000,000 rogether with the current income from taxa tionj'a mounting to six or seven hundred tail lions." V ' ' Judgieavitt - Mr. Senator Sherman, of Ohio, in m debate in the United States Senate, ; JAonday, repeated the stale, calumny tbat Judge Xeavitt, whp reaieed the privilegs'of the writ of halea cor-put to . Mr. Vallandighain, , mainly on the ground that the military would hot oWy it, belongs to, and acts' with the Democratic par- ly : . . l, -: :. . " :' - When first .appointed to oface. Judge Lea-vitt professed Democracy,' but he got bravely over it. . General Jackson, it is eatd. appoint ed him' wlthirreat reluctance, prdfestlng to the Ohio'Delegationwwbo recommerided him; that be wa not a reliable uvingt toaef who knew him longest, combatted the idea. antT "he'w'as appointed. -" Because- of thiwaaiof confidence in hira by General . JaCksoa.. Judge ,lav.iU left the Democratic organization! and lor over a quarter of a eeoturr -na-ibttoledVT)eflto- cratte UokeC . u net a Democrat, and nev er was. except lor otace, ana , in the opinion felt and expressed by General Jackson thirty years ago Jhatf ,befi . more tbaa exifia4-&v Tort Keiet. " . Gentlemen tfrotn sooth weaterai Ken tucky, offering, iflr doUan- pea month: and louna, 10 hands 19 go aod .help save the present' tobareri. r: Negroes- arao have done H work haTe, beearoA o5L. far-MnY. w - Tlk'Mr4Mtfiaiii wnf.Tuynm rtf ArXrm dn the soldiers, and it is-seated thai the Printing J Machine aBBO pnnt Green eaefci fu tnovgh to tamt Op &m ' rf f : " -l- '( The Horror Attendlni?' n1ardlg'JLi . ; .-;'. . .- . .xaj. - . . A correspondent of the Elisir Gf- xette jrith Sherman's army now pene trating into the heart of Georgia, fni ting from the neighborhood of Dalton sajs: ":-,,;v;.. We catnn on larire'and beautiful dan- tations, and spread desolation, unavoid ably before Ins. As ire advance wa make quite a clean sweep, of live stock as the enemy have of their slavesi When abandoning their plantations all the blacks- are run further south. W have been--told that they are moving them by fhdnsands, of late, and that this vras very much of a slave farmed dis trict; it must he so, ad the amount of labor done on plantations at this seasoa is great. - The large fields of torn. wheat, rye, tobacco and cotton, in the most flourishing condition, indicate the prosperity of the country. In most in . stances the inhabitants flee before us," only the poor classes remaiuing at home It is truly heart-sickening to see so beautiful a country ravaged and de stroyed; these fine farms and pleasant homes are truly uneqnaled in any country, but the hand of war will lay scourge on them that a century cannot. efface. . On nearly every farm tre noticed cotton gin, m which were stored thousands of dollars worth of the finest cot tonv' On the 19th we again confronted the enemy at Cassville, who barricaded the town, and intended to make a stand but late in the afternoon he evacuated, the place, and our forces occupied it. During the battle all the inhabitants vacated the the town, that was sacked and pillaged by the soldiers. On enter- ing the house, we saw. a soldier donned in the habiliments of some Southern la dy- black silk dress, a pink of a bon net, white kids, hoops, &c, while on- the floor in mutual ruin lay a large and. costly vase that had been hurled into a hundred dollar mirror; added to tha confused mixture, was an annihilated piano- mashed sofap broken chairs, &c. While making my way to camp, I saw s splended oil painting, of the "Surrender of. York town," suspended from the side of an old supply wagon, for the gratification and classic tastes of oine old mule driver. ' : John Sherman Liar. The other day John Sherman, in making speech in the Senate against Mr. Vallandit-ham . charged that he, Vallandigham. hail, gone into a county ; (referring to Knox), and urged revoltand rebellion when a revolt wa iu existence.in an adjoining county, (referring to the -difficulty' in -t Holmes., The truth ta that the trouble in this county did not tak place until several weeka after Mr. Vallandig-. ham's arrest and banishment. John Sherman' sliouhl be ashamed to get up in the Senate of the United states and utter a willful and deliberate lie; No such charge was "ever made against Mr. V., but John Sherman having been driven to the wall by senator Saulsburv, was fiirced to deliberate falsehood to justify : the military arrest of Vallandighara. Hclmm County Farmer. From, tbe New York Xt'ewt. The Contest Between the" President and Governor Seymour. From Albany we have the statement that Governor Seymour insists on the enforcement of the laws, irrespective of the alleged order of the President to General Dix to resist the process of the courts. The Governor baa ordered the militia force of the Stale to be increased to seventy five thousand men, by a draft pursuant to law for the organization of the National Guard, and the escape of th State from civil commotion will depend upoa the course' that will be adopted by the Federal Administration. Black Bepablicaniam Xilnstr&tad. The Arlington Estate, the property of Oea. R. . Lee, is to le made a grand depository of Federal bones and these are to besarronndsd by a free nigger colony. The founding of a nigger colony upon the bones of white soldier is a perfect and complete illustration of Black-Republican brutality. It is spoken of in Abolition prints as "a nappy conception of Secretary Stanton.'? The 'conception' is altogether worthy of the origin imputed to it, and whether it be "happy" or not, it has the merit of being euggestive. Dayton Empire. An "Off-Hand" Joke. , A sturdy sergeant of one of the Mawachq-setts'regl'menfs being obUged to submit to th amputation of his hand, tbe surgeon offered - . . 11 . & to auminisier cniorotorm as usuai; cm tn veteran refused, ayior ir tbe catting m to lie done u him, he wanted to see it," and. laving his arm oh- the table, submitted to th operation without a; eign of pain excepts flrm- er setting i h 1a teeth .as the saw strode the narrow.. 1 ne operator as ne nnisneri iook4 at his victim with admiration, aad remarked- JToo ought to. have beeo a eargepa tof man . I waslhe next thing to cms; afors I aalis ted." said the hero. "What was that ? asked the doctor." " 3VA DutcTberi'' responded the sergeant with a grim smile, whieb despite; the snrroQadinga communicate! itself to. the bystanders. T ' In an' affecting accoubTof hVeori"iig"wif fBelsy Jhe,ti A'rtemaa.'irsBrdisayaU -The were -many affectio ties which mademebank.- er after Betsy Jane. IJerffatberVfarra jined . 1 - : - r-L --mrv 1 oum, ineir cows ana .ourn wuwuuw thirst st the asms swrmer old msres ban stars in tharer forreds; tbe mealies brojeemt is-both families st, aesxly tbs tp our psresteBetsy Jase'e af.d mine) slept rep nlarj" every Saridaj fa the same xoeetfn boop. and tlm ttabbn seed to beer. " TXdmr thiek tbeWsJaadTesseht-sirl" It .; Btiblime eight uijsprisg of the yea to ass our several mothers (Betry aad.mio witH their gown pinned op so that t&tf "otUdVl siW -em.'effeeehBBfterj; bi!iV xp foieJr abooaUtsaibot.,- -r - Qeorgs P. lXocria.04 tbia Edm .JWast jths worldreaornetf smthbsioi XTeiee;. gpsre that Treavcctal la. 2TeW Ttfrk ItA w'tV - .

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"BletsJ are the I'e ioe-uiakor, for they shall be called the children: of Ood." , r JIkv, Bkethrev, Fatucr: We notyro-pO-e i-lay to call up anil iliscuss any ot the political queKttonei that are now -.agitating otir conntrj, ainJ ahnorl-ing tiie tnental. powers of statet-inen and politiciHii : hut we proose to nter a tiiil'erent arena, to lahor in a .litiereiit arena, one, I fear, which has heen too much fieglecteil hv alL I tnean ilie lef6nr. of p;ice and the evils of war, and the moral duty of all men, as much as in them lies, to labor to attain and promote the former, and .avert and suppress the latter, - i 1 am aware that there are many whose minds have abKrbed so juucIi of the war spirit and fanaticism of the day. that it is very difficult to present an argument to their understanding or make an appeal to their Letter judgment. It there are any such in this audience to-day, I entreat you to hear me with all candor pofsi hie r suspend your judgment until you have liearJ the evidence, and then let your judgment act in accordance it h the truth'. And above all, if you cannot agree" with me. be willing to accord me the same honesty that you claim for yonrineW, and though we may differ in opinion, it is an honest ditlVrenoe, an. I n jt to do as is too often done, j g front this place and report me as sayiug things that 1 have not paid. I speak, to-tlay, feeling my responsibility to God and to my country, knowing that I nuts' shortly render an account before the bar of iod for my stewardship here, and the deeds do .e in the bo ly, I also leel the. magnitude of the subject that we propose to discuss, and tny inability to lo it that justice that abh r minds might. I pray Almighty Goi to assist my understanding and -enable me to spea!c as I ought to seak on a eubiect ot such creat mairnitude and vital im portance to all. ? ; In pursuing our subject, we propose to take take it up in the tollowiug order : Jn the first place wehall Seak of peace. Secondly, of the peace makers. Thirdly, of the blessings cotiferred. npon them. ' let. Perfect peace constats of that state that is wholly ami entirely free 'rom every annoying or warring element that can possibly in terrnpt pur joys or inflict the smallest particle of pain. Perfect peace can only be possessed and enjoyed by pertect beings, in a state of perfect society, surrounded tv it h congenial t e-, ments, and hence cannot be found in this sin -polluted, world of misery and woe. It dwells in God. who is the fountain head of peace, and from H is goodness,' love and mercy, this child of grace, this heaven-horn spirit, that wanna and inspires all; the heavenly host that BurrjunJ the throne of Onwioteni-e and fill heaven with joys unspeakable and full of glory, is sent down to eart h to dwell with man, to shed its genial blessings upon the heart, to coiitrol his turbulent ! passions ami cheer him, to chase away his gloomv forebo bedings, to lead him on Ue paths of peace unto that rest which God hath prepared for all that love Ilim. In vain does j the way-worn " pilgrim, throughout this world and wilderness of sin, look for peace from the surrounding elements that can only fill his path with, thorns and pierce his heart with sorrows ; I ut wheti by faith he can look through the gloom and bevond the vale of teat s and ttehold his Father enthroned on high, and hear the voice of peace 8stiring bis desonding eottl, that though it is our lot, "in this world to have tribulation, " jet i n God you shall have peace ;" "that he witl extend peace unto you line a river, ana jou shall ere long reap the peaceable fruits of righteous nesfl. ,T4rtn does he lift up his head a.nd rejoice, kno-wing that his redemption draw-eth nigh.' and as far as in him li. th to live peaceably witli all men, to deal justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with his God. Then my first proposition is,iliatGod is the author of peace, and consequently is net and cannot be either directly or indirectly, the an-. thor. of war, which is the antagonistic ami opposite of peace. That God is the author of peace, vone dare deny. This being granted, the other-follows as a logical consequence. The Apostle Jaicea affirms that the same fountain cannot end forth sweet and hitter water, ami Paul declares that God is not tfae author of confusion, but of peace. "You will undoubtedly inquire, then, from whom come those cruel wars ami fightings that have so often deluged the earth in human blood? The Apostle James asked . and answered that identical question, over eighteen hundred years ago. lie asks, from whence come wars and .fighting? Now, note the answer: let it sink deep into every heart, fur it is the voice of inspiration. Hear it, then, ye .advocates of waf: "Cotne they not even of your own lusts ?" llere you have the question infallibly answered ; all the war, fightinz , and bloodshed that hare ever cursed the world liaveteen engendered And carried on by the cruel lusts of man. Those lasts come not from ' -God, but are to be traced to another and opposite fountain. - - When the morning of creation dawned, and , Omnipotence by the word of His power, called . into beiag this vast creation, and in wisdom fashioned all its parts in beauty an. harmony, peace reigned throughout the vast empire of i . Jehovah, and the morning stars sang together for ioy. Not a discordant element was found 4trlhe vast domain. And God beholdinsr all this roagnifieenfstructure, the workmanship f Hi tH Almighty hands, pronounced it YcrrefXMU:-' ; -j : - - , ..WhcBV mao. .the noblest workmansbin of 1 m a a " - His own nanus, was -avaaa to rule and ; rein as lord of, and over. aHi 'II is own image, endowed him with superior faculties, and made ' faitxi a. Hf fog soul ; -thus fitting him to' fill the Liffh atatioH allotted hira here, and through ' -grace, to fill higher destinj- of inheriting a Jtioedom. aodreeewjnjr an eternal inberitance. -: incorruptibJs, uodelei, and that Tadeth not i- wv. ' ' . ... Th was -fimshehe siipCTdoisworB:.ofj ' aD pronounceg it rery good. Whenoe thencame.'ust, the very lust of war? IteqttJofth history..will answer tbeques-- t..A'hat beiag. aUe4 th.serpeW wUich, -ays the Apostle, is th4eTtl; eateml this then -I txaeefal and happy douaia. Wheane ktaana r oi qaestion that come withhi the par- view of our discourse, but certain it is tbav Se practice; that Imrnedin theheartpf King Neb-was not of this good creation ; from bin niaV uchadnear,prompting him to cest the, thre received the spirit of lust, anil soon after was Hebrew children into the fiery furnace simply made to reap the bitter truits ; having imbibed because they refused to bow to hi image and Uie corrupt and corrupting spirit of iniquity, worship accord i ug to his. peculiar creed; that man was thereby led to seek to attain a high-' cact DanieT'into the lion Vden; that stoneti the er state than his God had placed him in, and , Prophets, and drank the blool of thousands this he sought by rebellion, by trampling n i of the innocent saints under the Jewishdis-pen-der foot the great chart of his happiness, the j sation. ; law of God which gave him all that was ne- j In reference io th is fanatical, religions and cessary to consummate his earthly blips. In accursel seed, the Saviour declared "that all that short but interesting buttery, we-trace; the blood shed From righteous Abel down to lust and war to the fountain head whence they j Zachariah, whom they slew between, the tern-originated, which is tbe devil. p'e and the altar, should come upon that gen-Our second position is that all lusts, wars ' eration." It was the same fell monster that and bloodshed that have cursed the world, i filled the Jews with religions hatred against are of and from the devil. 1 repeat, and all j the Son of God, the. Prince of Peace, at whose those who are practising lusts, encouraging: birth the hosts sailg anthems of praise, saving and promoting war and bloodshed, are not in-j "Glory to God in the highest, on earth Peace fluenced thereto by any impulse of the Al-f and good will to man." They hated and per-mighty. ; but are prompted to thofe hellish secuted him for no cause Knder heaven, only ileedis by -the spirit of iniquity that works in j that he iared to teach- publicly a doctrine, and the children of disntt -dience. There are some J practice contrnry to their cherishfi religious facts that we f-hnld never lose sight o'. but J fatattcism; this was his only crime; that in keep them ahvrtvs in view : 1st. That Cheshed-' their estin:ation rer.Ierc-d liim unfit to live, and ding of huin;rt l loodis thv greatet-t crime that . . a " i a niau can commit at;aitist tioi. J n tjreiiesis, ; Vth chapter, teginnitig at the i;h vre, we fiinj. these'' remarkable, words:' " -And surlv yonr blood of your lives will I require; tit the hand of every beast will I n-quire it. and st the hand of men, anl at the Jiamt of every man's brother ill I require thi lite of m in. Whoso sheddeth tnan's flool by man shall his, blood be 6hed ; for in the image of God ma le he man." Then. 2d. Whosoever sheddeth man's blood, as far as in htm lies, desecrates t lie image of God and cannot escape His judgment. 3d. The fearf'ui responsilihty of ail the human blood shed from righteous Abel "down to tliis day. rets upon some persons ; none should flntter themselves that they can escape a just retribution, the record of the crime is made out in heaven, and though the stroke of vengeance may be delayed for a time, yet fall it muse, and all its terrible consequences, upon the guilty party. Do you ask, " arc we told in holy writ that God has repeatedly visited the nations of the earth with war as a scourge for t heir disobediem-e : if not .the author ol war.. how are we to account for these calamities?-' I answer, he eetxls war upon nations as n scourge, and in some instances as a chastisement upon His children, in the same way that He brought Joseph into Egypt, to save his father Jaco, ami all his familv, alive during the seven years famine; see Genesis, beginning at the -37th chapter. Ashe hardened the heart; of Pharaoh, that he should not let his peo le of Israel go. to the intc.it that He m-glit magnify His power in bringing them out ol tamdiie with a strong h:tnd. -As he put His own son to death on the cross, by whose blood He has nride perfect orever them that are sanctified, and thus laid, bro-d and deep the foundation of the Christian's faith and hope. These instances, of bible history I have se-lectel, not because they stand alone, but he-cause they are perhaps the m.xt tamiliarto your iniii-ls, and very :e!early illustrate wh.;t , otherwise. would appear Go.i's nist mysterious proviiietitial oealmsrs with lite hnnisiii tamilv. . It was not by any impulse jr agency ot (jo. i that ut it into the hearts of .Joseph's bretii- ren to scii hi'ii into Egyp'iin bondage. H e hardened not t lie heart of Phsroah by a ny divine impulse or impression produced fy His own-ngenoy. neither did-he in-line the hearts of the Jewii to hate and ierpecute His son, nor put it into the heart oi Ju las to beirav his master. It was not his spirit that inspired the wicked moo that nailed. him to the cross, and stood beholding-and "deriding him in agony. But in all these instaufs He onlv wilhdrew His restraining ower that holds m' subjection the lusts and passions of the heart of m-in and suffered tkem to act but the accursed lusts that were already within them, and in this way he deals with nations and individuals, causing the wrath of man fo praise him, and restraining the remainder of the wrath. 'Hut we are not to infer because God sufTi'rs men to indict cruel wars and punishments upon each other and often upon his -children a ehastisenietit, that the perpetrators of those Crimes, and Tnpfties, are anv the less-riiiti-n;il because Gt. I. has overrruled it 'for. 'th- g-tod ot his chii'lren ant the lulti:iiii'iit. ot his pur-mses. It is not bv the rlntl Veul: of a m-tn's act that he is to be judged I m it is the. motive' bv which he is governed an i that prompts him to act, that stamps t(ie moral character 'of his action. To illustrHte: a tnan by physical force performs an act that- resul's in takine the life of liia heighlor That f i.et of 'itself does not convict tliattum of t:iur.len and no court would, on such testimony, so decide, but another question arises that must determine his guilt or innocence, to-wit: from what motive ilil the man act iii performing the ded? If from malice aforethougiit, then it ismurder; if from oilier other motives the verdict will vary accordingly. The truth is the act must be committed by the mental man, or it ceases to be -crime; morally considered the crime is consumated vlien the motive or determination is formed in the heart; a man may commit murder in sight of.God. andatand convicted of tlx crime before him without ever having shed human blood. He that is angry with his brother without cause is a murderer according the teachings of Christ. Joseph's brethren had it in their hearts to destroy him. and though restrained by the providence of God, were guilty ol the crune. The Jews and their rulers, that conspired to destroy Christ and his doctrine from the earth, being filled with mal ice and hellish rage, and rejected all his teach ings and heavenlv doctrine m.m-M v-a . i ji va vv, 4 Hi, WCIU nUIKI C-J t J at aha ' r e.A. a vent their spleen by inflicting upon him the most cruel torture, until he found rest in the arms of death. In this they-committed the the highest rime kn wn to any law humai e or divine, yet the Apostle affirms that they were gathered together to do what God nand and council before determineti should be done. From the foregoing facts and illustrations it is clearly demonstrated that my second propo sition is true in a i an tne lusts, war. ttnu t.loo-1 shed, that have ever cursed tbe human family are of and from the Devil. 2nd. I - now coiite to speak of the peace ma kers. All those-wbo are the followers of God as dear children, that are led by His spirit, ta kipg the':Ho!y Scriptures as the man of their counsel, walking in obedience to its heavenly doctrine, in a word, the Christians that, are governed by all the bolv ureceuts of Christian ity, are, ami necessarily must be peace makers under all cirqtioetancea; and here I wish to le understood, by the term Christianity. I do not ibeatr; ihaTlfcigQted. fanatical, iutplerent and proscriptive spirit, that has stolen the liv ery ol heaven 'to serve the devil In; that bb- sumestbe name and form of Goiliness. but it -is destitute of its eplfU or power; that condemns j:.t. - "" J .i . t ' ,i wj pcruuion any person tuai uaxea to eau in question its favorite dogmas, that claims its creed alane to be orthodox; that seeks to crash free discussion, and toston the montha of all who dare to think and sneak contrary to its pe culiar creed m higher jaw; end claims that ootn cnurcu and .state sliouU bow to its' niid oeeaand worship at its shrine. ----- A , .TW hydra-headed monster is tha arm-ifr? antl -Christ bo graphically described ia. reBela-tiooe; thai hellish-mooater that ineiteA tTa.B to ftsbree kit haad fn hi brother' blood; fe- CBUBC vi m iciimua utuaicuuw in opiniOB shd justified thein in heaping upon him all the s .i - b t - aruise aiM eianaer that- men an-t devils could invent; ami persecuting him whitn nend like mali-e until bv tiiob violence and false testimony, th y procured from the Koman judge a sentence of death. Pifnte.'"the judge tef-lified that he found no fault in liim, but feared 'the 'multitude; and reluctantly yielded to the detn ind of the mob. which "vented its spleen by it.flicting upon him the most cruel torture that demons could invent; and this was all done under t he plea of serving God. This has ever been the plea of ant'i Christ,-under, which it has tyrannized over the world, deluging the worhTwith blood and crime, the record of which makes tip the darkest page of history, the recital ol which is enough to shi ck humanity, and. if it were possible to make devils blush with shame. Think 'not t hat this God dishonoring scourge of the earth has died out, left the world, or in any degree become reformed. I tell you no! The monster still lives, enters info, and controls the jopular religion of the day. I regret to say it, but my duty' to my God and thee use of truth compel me to. It is a self-evident fact that Deeds no proof, that the largest portion of the clergy of our day, who profess to Droclaim the gospel of peace, and point out to erring man the way of holiness and o life, happinesp. joy arid peace; who, instead of laboring to ciittivate love, peace, and gool will among men, and exhorting Christians, as much a9 in them lies, to live peaceably with all men. to love their enemies, pray for them th it hate them and do good to them that de-spitefiilly use them; nnd in a word.-to love God with all their-might, mind and strength anil their neighbors as themselves, are to-day, and have for years, been engaged in building up sectional hate", appealing to the baser passions of the human heart, arraying brother against brother, producing in the churches discord, ' division," and proscribing and consigning to endless perli ion all who may hon-esilv difler with them in either ifaith or prac tice. 'But..- not content with 6iirring np'war, distress and ilisr.nion in churches, tbev have rent 'hem in fragments, they assumed to be God's vict-gerents to dictate the policy and shape the political destinies of nations, declaring their peculiar religion to be a higher law to which all constitutions and laws must. bow.. How far they have succeeded in their base and unholy work let the groans mid agony of the nation in its dtth struggle, the blood of hundreds of thousands of ouronj and brothers that crimson our soil, tne deep wails of widowed mothers who press their little. ones near their heart "while the tears fall fast upon the cheeks of those little ones crying for bread, answer tht question. It is by this anti-Christian influence that men have been educated - to hate, pure atid.un-defiled religion, to desecrate the house of God and make it a lei of thieves.. Many there are in our midst who make long prayers for a pretense and to be heard and seen of riien, yet urging their fellow men to imbrue their hands in their '. brother's blood, and lilaspheniously call it a holv work. And here permit me to tifl'er an apology to 1 1 in I class of men called skeptics, who ignore religion, and call it pr est cratt aiid delu-ioti; very many believe that the iiifidel, as suh are callcf. are a set of ignora- tnoiises that are unlearned, or that they are wanting in inteliect.- who ar incapable of deep thought or .thorough inyestigation; hut this is a grave error. My .-observation, convinces tne that a large majority - of that class of men are men of good intellect and close observers, arid if there are any such here, 1 will say to you that I wonder not that when you read the history of what has been termed the Religion of Christ and note tha tyranny, fraud, and endless catalogue of crimes the most revolting that; ever polluted the earth all perpetrated in the name of God and under sanction of what has been termed his Holv Religion. I. re peat I wonder not that you are shocked at the picture, and turn from the scene in abhorrence and disgust, and say in your heart that religion is a fable, gotten up by designing arid wicked men, and has been a greater curse to man than all things else combined. This. sirs, is true to the letter of that spurious, fanat ical, anti-Christian religion of which we have been speaking; that which the Apostle .Tames calls "earthly, sensual, devilish." But this religion comes not from God. The wisdom that is from above it first pure; then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, lull of mercy and good fruits without partiality and without hypocricy; "and the.lruii of righteousness is sown in peace." James 15th to 18th verse inclusive. The Christian is led bv the seirit of God. "For as many as are led bv the snir- it of God they are the eons of God " Homana Sth chapter, 24th .verse, "and the 'fruit Of the spirit is love, jov, peace, long sufl'ering, gentle- nes. goouness, laiiu, nieeKness, temperance. igainst which there is no law." Gal. 5th chap., 22nd and 23rd verses. ' ' -" In these quotations you have the Chris tian character portrayed, and can clearly see the great contrast between true christimofv and the anti-Christian monster, ol , which we Jiave oeen speaking; then I. entreat von to deal honestly with the Bible relia'ion and 1v not to her charge those monstrous crimes that have been committed in her name. By the term Christian then. I mean those inu iuuoc ui:i y uu uiive Known and telt in their hearts' that curse and d.imning na ure of sin. uiose in vnoee hearts the love of God has en sued ry nia uoly Spirit, inclining their hearts to leave , the hateful wava of fill; them with godly sorrow, whey as huibble pep itents, have bowed their hearts Iri humble COn Uition. to Chriat,", their sovereign King;, be'ug stripped of all-self-righteousness. aht cut Brl from all trust and confidence in the flesh, the icuciTcurwi Bo ineir wisaom, rigriteousuesB. eanctification,"and redemption. ' -; 1st' Cor. 1st eh apter, verse -30. e loving tfnd loyal Cb tl-dren' and : eabjectfr ther- take hi! yoke upoii them, and learn of him; from4 his teachings and examphyg, they receive their Christian ed-ucaticri, and - become followers of God' as dear children, walking m love, even -tu rChriet hae loved them; Epb.'5th chapter, verse ,1 aad; tiove tclGod, and love to xnjjtnlts ihe greAteet law1 and ruling principle by which wtn'j&w Janes.' fte" drawir a DOr ; trait of the Christian 'sstb, "Belored let as MM',: . love one another, for love w of God, and ever One that loveth Is born of God, Hnd knoweth God.: IJe that Idveth noW noweth not Godi for God i love," vere 16. ."God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and in him... If a man say I love Gol and hateth his brother, he is a liar," Terse 20. , r jAve forms the bai8, the great stratum that nnderhes and upon which the whole fabric of Christianity is built: upon which God's butU ditig of mercy rsats, grand bond of human society, and underlies all social enjoyments; destroy tliat cementing bond and all affinity, feaity andsocial happiness dies at once, and war, destruction and misery would soon sweep our race from the earth down to endless destruction. . The fruits of t he spirit of God that dwells in and controls all Christians, are antagonistic to the spirit of war; they, are thus described by the Apostle Paul, Gal. chapter 5, verse 22. ''But the frnit of the spirit is jove, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goolness faith, meekness, temperance; ngatusl such there is no law." Here we have a catalogue of the fundamental principles that govern all Christians; the elementary principles of the jractice of Christianity, and here I repeat tliat all who are thus led by the spirit of God. are; and necessarily must be peace makers. Peace is the element in 'which they live, move and have their being; those heaven blessed principles must be crushed ont of the heart of man before he can wilfViJI y she his neighbor's blood ordfnrive him ofhis litiertv or the pursuitof bi.r.inpss. lt i a naradox to sav that a riiaH who loves his neighbor as himself, can delib-erately plunge a dagger to his heart. Then it is clear as iiooBdny's snn, that all those who are engage! in stirring upslrife, urging and advocating war, whether in churches families, neighborhoods or nations, have ignored every principle of the Christian religion, and are but obeving their wicked lusts. It is true that there is a war that Christ requires all hi children to engage in ; hiit it is not a war with clashing ste-d, and glittering swords, with powder and ball, and the destruction of human life on the blood" stained field, where brother engages.against bro'her in the deadly strife, ntnidst the groans and agony of the bleeding and dying soldiers, that crimson the earth with their heart's blood. No! Upon all such scenes Christianity can only look with horror and. dismay, and weep tears of compassion oyer the misery produced by the: demon war. iShe turns in sadness away from the heaven-rending scene, and in humility anil sadness of heart, she bows before the God of peace, and imploringly beseeches him in mercy to restrain the angry passions of men, restore brotherly love between the contesting parties, and thus stay the effusion ot blood, and restore peace and quietness to the land. The Christian's warfare is very different from that just described ; it is a war against our own lusts ; against spiritual wickedness in high places, against the . world, the flesh, and the devil ; and the weapons of their warfare are not carnal but mighty through GoJ, to the pulling down .of strongholds., casting down imagination and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, ami bringing into captivity every thought in olredtence to Christ. 21. Cor- 10th chapter, 4! h and ot h verses. 1 ne won! of boa is the sword, and through the love of God, and by the Mood ot the L,amb. they shall overcome ail things and shout the victory. Kvery success of Christianity, to a certain extent defeats the war spirit of the worll ; and its triiiniphs shall, nacome universal, as maiiv believe thev will, then shall tbis ncfufd nffieU" be banishejl From the earth, and -.'"men shall beat ' their swords into plowshares, and their xpears into pruning hooks, and nation shall, leitrn tn.ir. no more. l.ove, . (eace. and good will shall reign on earth; universally among men. May God speed the day 1 Then all who la- tor in the gosjtel field, or are engaged in prac ticing Christianity, are peace makers, and en? titled to the blessing promised in our text. Thev shall be cnlled the chiblren of Gwl." This brings us to the third proposition to our taxt. The blessing conferred upon peace makers. They-shall be called the children of God. We are not to understand from this nppella tion that is an -empty- title or name that men can assume and appropriate to themselves, er confer upon others that will entitle them to the blessings that God confers upon his chil dren it is an endearing title that none but God. the r at her, can give, a name more prer cious than the hoOt angel on high can claim ; to none of the heavenly host, even Gabriel, has he ever said, ", 1 hou art my son..' W hat a rich' inheritance, what a treasure of grace, is contained in that precious name. If God is my rather, then 1 have a place in hie paier- aal iove. and may justly claim all the honor of my heavenly parentage, and of this I may well boast. You may cast my name out as evil, call me traitor, call me anything, pour on your vile abuse, I care not for it ; let me be owned a child of my heavenly Father, and I will cheerfully bear those light afflictions. knowing ttat thev work for me a far more ex ceeding and eternal weight of glorjr. If Goil is our Father, then Christ is our elder broth er, and declares that he is notashamel of us He was hated and persecuted by wicked men who thirsted for his -'blood'; then why should we repine ? Let us patiently bear our cross. and follow Him. If we are the children of God, then are we "heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ, u so w that we sutler with him. that we may be alo glorified together." Rom. 8th chapter.. lith verse. Heir? to .all the riches thatGol can give, for say. Paul, All things are yours, whether Paul or Apol los, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death. or things present, or things to come ; all -are yowrs. arid ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's. let uor. oil cnap'er, Ma . verses. v nat . - . 1 .nn j . 1 mt 1.1 more can Gol gi ve or what more can a Cbria- tian desire ?. . ity soul, overwhelm ! in coti - teiaplating the gifu cries cut in gratitude ."-it is enough." What mrtlter advaucesthe val- ueofthis boundless inheritance is that our heavenly Father controls it for. us. -causing " all things to work together for good.. to thein that love him, and are called according to his purpose. . ttom, otn enapter, ith verse- But the most glorious provision of all is. that all (Sod's chillrea are joint heirs with . Christ. The estate is not parcelled out to each heir ; wen lust iiic iutu ruiuc 111 v pueniu j squander their portion and fail at last ; but. they axe joint heirs, hence their destiny is identical with each other, and with' Christ their elder brother, who has .Trough t out their redemption by obedience to the lawsand pre eepts and by Buffering iU death penalty, Tiy vanqursning ami aesiroying death, ana htm 1 turn from tue scene witn saa ana neavy uearte. that hal the power of death ."that is'thfl 'I)evwlana1e"tert'Vour eloeei'and pray Almighty God IT. He bronght life and im mortal itr to light, fto roll baekUbew dark-clouds of war stay ue ien me iomo a yiwyrjojjs conqueror, ascen - ded to his Father and our Father, to hie God andouir GcmXt whom the heyena received, and crowned him Lord fU:aDd,Brhomhe hea- venB.mtsst kold.iintU aU tba bleaaed childreu bf 9odk h'w . yooager v.beetlrea, ar fathered aon to bear the weJconie, vjotoe of UiirJudge aod King.ayiBg," Conae-jp., bleaaed; ofcmf Father, inherit the Kingdom preparwl for joa from the foundaUon jhaworLii' Where, uey aaau Ud atf euroa larewtJl,to' mil or row : cam a&a aeaia : Where envy, malioa. pi and war, can trr-tr imi$e o msr C2r ' . ,-, : -. t. J. .. ; . ..: . .. . peace Or Inf erritpt their joys, when in that blessedatat of imaiortalrty, tberi'shall bask in the emtleBf their heavenly father, diink endless draughts of his boundless love, and spend an eternity is feasting ori tbe joys that are poured into their soul front God the foun- Uin head of peace. - " - "Think f Oh tny-aonl, if tis so tweat. - On earth to sit at Jesus feet. What must it ba to wear a crown, And sit with -Jcsas ob tbathroa?" flavins thus briefly alluded to some of the blessings that Gol confers upon the peace' ma kers, I now appeal to vou, one and all, to an swer before. God, and tour own consciences, the all important question : Are not those blessings worth laboring for? Are they not sufficient stimulant and incentive to prompt you to eiigage.in this self-eacrificirig lalior of love ; for all those 'blessing; are you not willing to bear and patiently endure th bate and malignant slanders ot wicked and blood thirsty men ; are you better than the blessed Saviour who suffered" abuse; slander, and cruel torture far bevond what we can know or con ceive ? They said if he be suffered to go on. the Romans will come arid take away our place and nation. " He casts out devils through Beelzebub the prince of devils," The rulers and men in authority pursued him with a friend like zeal, until they inflicted upon him unjustly a traitor's doom ; they crucified him upon a Koman cross ; vet f aul athrms, " i hat Koman cross ; vet Paul affirms, for the glory that was set before him. he en- Idured the cross, despised the shame and is set down on the right hand ot God." HeK 12th chan. 2i verse.; " Did my Lord sutler, and shall I repine," I atuAitare tliat many have and will lalsely accuse rae ot treason ; pronounce me a traitor for no cause under the heavens, only that I labor and plead for peace. I have to far to all such, that if from la- boring to cultivate love, union and peace I among men, ami pointing out. the evils and calamities of war if pointing out true Christianity, laboring to proclaim the' gospel of peac and warning men to shun the God dishonoring, and earth polluting. anti-Christian religion, that has so long, and still continues to curse the world, (and certainly it is for nothing else.) voti choose to heap uton me these vile reproaches, then I say to you, pour on your abuse and slander ; I will bear it wit.: albthe patience that God gives me ; and while the Almighty lets tne live, 1 hope to pray for voii, and labor for peace. . David, the sweet singer of Israel, said : Jjet my riikt hand for get, her cunning, and my tonrpte cleave to iKe roof of mv mouth, rather than 1 shouui cease to pray for the peace of Jerusalem" . I desire to emu late his example ; ami cease not to labor ami pray for tbe peace of the country. I appeal to vou ladies, though physically the weaker vessels, yet in point of intellect and moral-virtue far. superior to man. The formation .of woman was the last and finishing stroke of creation ; upon her the Creator has bestowed those finer virtues and angelic charms that has so hotuV fitted her to be t he help mate and companion of man. Upon her the confiding husband bestows bis entire love and affection ; to the wife of his bosom he gives his whole heart without reserve, over which she can arid does exercise an almost unlimited control. By her indescribable gra ces, sue softens down and controls ms angry passions, and gently leads him in the noble paths ol virtue, hay not that this is a laney sketch, or an overdrawBeulogv upon the fe male character. All history, Bftcred and pro- lane, demonstrate that it is under, rather than overdrawn. The great Creator haw. given to woman a mighty power, that can by her be exercised for weal or woe. It was by the fas cinating power of, woman that man was first led into sin, and burled from ins primeval rectitmle. Paul affirms that be was not de- ceivedVthen he was not influenced in his act by any other agency or power than that of the woman, She control ed his heart and sealed his destiny. .Sampson, the Nazattte'of God, with all his superior endowments, who had resisted and slain his thousands of men. yielded to a woman's power, and lost his glory and life thereby. It was a woman that con crnered the mighty king Ahaeuerus. who reigned over the vast empire of one hundred arid twenty-seven provinces, to-wit : queen Es ther. -When wicked Hainan, the king's chief counselor, had procured from the king a de gree that doomed to death the whole Jewish nation a degree that according to the laws of the Meiles and Persians could not be alter ed .:-; ;vV-"': "oXJ: ,:.-7 ' "Than eame Qaeen Esther in royal rtate, : To save the Jews from disaial fate." - the King could not resiatthe pleading en treaties ot the woman whom he loved ; he yiel ded to' her petition, and granted her request, and thus she saved, a mighty nation from destruction: Itwas a woman's influence that Crowned Solomon king over Israel and saved the nation from a usurper's power and civil war.. These instances, together with thous ands more of Bible record, without going into profane history, establish the fact beyond loubt that woman a inuuenee to a very great extent controls Ibe destinv of man. Then to you. first, I make my appeal to en rage with an your energies in tnis noiy am heavenly calling. Wives, you that nave been led by a loved and loving husband to hymen's sacred alter, and there , helore ucxl and man have mutually pledged vou r hearts and affe tions to each other for life: you whose lives can only be happy ihe enibvment of the society of the man you love, to yon I appeal in the name and in- behalf .or the thousaa of loving wives whose hearts have been made to weep tears of bitter sorrow by the cruel an desolating hand of war : wlio have gared for the la.-1 time upon the loved form of the man to whom she had confl.Ted her entire atfeo I tio s.tdwhomshte has looked fbr'protertion 1 and support wnue oreMimr meaonn ra n ... 1 . e t ; I in thid uncharitable world : but. alas I he is 1 gone from her forever : be has fallen a victim to the demon of war the'cbl j steel has pierced bis heart and shed tils lire brood ; the eaa ikv ings are wJTtedto hef 'eafs, her only hqpe of earthtth.appitjess' is High ted 'forever; and in mayvnefancewi'sro'fe thrown upon tne eoia cliarities of the world , -,-CouId; you but enter those wretcheil hovels and mingle with the I bereaved families, hear the cries of fn I child red in tears begging for bread and I nocem gging tor oread, ana penoia I the heart-broken mother clasping her babe's IOicIJ .lonn Ml.ucr.urcaflb nuu nim ouounnj eyes' upturned W 4reaven exclaiming y Great (ioA, temper tke sierm to the shorn iambv look irvqomrjnsion;;fkwn upon ;a,- poor bereaved and broken-hearted widowed mother I Oh ! -d te ray husband and helper; and a father' to I these fatherless, , children V' would you not 1 tbe enasion .01 tuiooo- aaa: epee4!iyr( restore I neace to our ditraotBdOttntrvi-Then I en- UrBayeatoUbor to tlm the 'raging -etorm, least oil on the troubled waters, : strive i the I anirit of love to break down that spirit of Tia- ( tred JEnd'reveige tbat' may ba tmraing- In thie heart of your husband, iiee at toe loumiaiion and formrths oriraTmudhlodshed, endeaVor'lo prevailiipow fciitf ttrtuhrvatatt its eteaddovtukd good! will fUxaaa ; this id !aad - Ikea? e.wtli rfFard wo,f -. . I Mother 1 apoeai to vou. 10a who ktu J Sore ehljdm ui sorrow, and Whb Tdv at votjie but mother ean, those gifts Godhas oestow 1 apoa yowt those little one arplaced under your care and tuition; upon you rests the. responsibility of training the infant mind and en grafting therein those moral ; principles thai will guide their steps, and shape their social and moral character in riper years. Few indeed, are there who have eradicated from their minds the lessons of social and moral duty, received from their tender and loving mother. : There then hi a noble and heavenly work- for you : Labor to sow deep in the hearts of your sons and daughters those heavenlr virtues of love and moral honesty and bring them up in-the nuture and admonition of the Lord; teach them to reverence the holy scriptures, and a-dopt them eat heir infallible guide through life: faithfully warn tbcm against the creeds and doctrines that always engender war and strife among men; to do g6d unto all men, to walk by the golden ruledo unto other as tliey would have others to do nnto thein; "to deal justly, love. mercy, and walk humbly with Gotl." To strive for peace, arid live peaceably with all men; to suffer wrong rather than to do wrong; to lead quiet and peaceable lives, to be lovers of their country and yield a cheerful obedience to its supreme laws. Impress upon them the evils and calamitiesTof war. and blessings of peace in a word strive to teach them to be peace rr.akers instead of war agitators; and in so doing you will have faitifnlly discharged your duty as mothers, arid guardians, in the sight of God. whp remembers your work and will reward 3011 bountifully, . C Fathers, sons, and brothers, I now appeal to you. In the name of suffering humanity; jn behalf of the bleeding cause of Christianity, n the name of all that is sacred 1 entreat you to pause and reflect, calmly consider how many hundreds of thousands of our brothers and Bis ters have drank to the very dregs the bitter cup of agony and woe, brought upon them by tins fratricidal war, and how many millions more are doomed to the same fate if the calam- ty is not averted. Look aiound yon and see the demoralization, vice, and crime that is weeping like a. besom of destruction over our fair and happy land: a country that we have proudly called the "land of the free and home of the brave." Can. vou behold the rapid stride of fanati- ism, infidelity, and crime, that is aapp'ng the very foundation of our magnificent tern plepf li berty pouring out the heart 3 blooil of hund reds of thousands of the best and br vest of Columbia's sons upon her own pure and un sullied soil, that the-God of heaven has conse crated to freedom and a resting place to the op pre sed of every clime. Can vou look upon the millions of vour fel- ow creatures whose hearts are bowed down un.ler intolerable burdens of accumulated griefs, and who can find reoose and rest in the grave fnin those piercing sorrows; upon chur ches desecrated, denied, and polluted by tdas- pheming infidels: men, women, and children tlireatened with -death for opinion's sake: hate and malice burning in the heart of neighlor a-; gainst neighbor; brothers against- brothers. hreatcning destruction and civil war? 1 repeat. can vou look upon such scenes and not weep over theee calamities that are but' the b'tter fruits of war? Then I entreat you, go to work as peace makers, first to lrive out of your own heart the evil spirit offntfllice, hate, and envy. those lusts that engenderel strife and war, then go to yonr neighbor, in the spirit ol love, and plead with him to aid in tl. a restoration of peace. Leave off those insulting epithets of secessionist," "traitor," Sec, that have almost become house-hold words with many; remem ber that such epithets are personal insults, am; can do no good, but are always productive of evil. . "Angry words,' says boloruoti, "etireth up strife, but a soft word turnetb away wrath. Guard well your language, and labor in love in the reod cause of peace making; though compelled to ditfer with yonr neighlor or bro? ther, in your political "faith, be willing to ac cord to him the same that you claim for your self, honesty of opinion. Admit that men roay tifter in opinion and vet be loyal and honest. In a word, seek to cultivate love and good will among men. and peace will certainly follow. I am now. done. I have labored to discharge faithfully and honestly a duty I owe to my God, and the. cause of Christianity. I pray you to weigh well the subject and the remarks I have to-day presented, bo shape 3'nr future action upon the issues now; before vou. that vou may have a conscience, void ofbffence be fore God. to whom we must render an account for the part we have acted in this fearful dra ma, and may the God of Love and Peace be with you. What it has Cost. Jlr. Lincoln' Washington organ. The Chronicle, of Monday,' is forced to the confess ion that the present Administration has cost the country, in money, more than all the Ad ministrations that preceeded it. It says: 'The total expenditures of the Government of the United States, from its institution in 189 town to June 30. 1861. according to the offi cial report, were $2,235,677, 1S1 61. This sum includes the expense incurred during the first three 'months of the war for war purposes, amounting, however, to otily a few millions. The expenditure und-r the present Administration cannot be less than twenty-three or twen ty-four hundred millions; since its amount is measured by the public debt, stated a fejy days ago by Secretary Chase to be 51.719,395,168 88 less seventy millions of debt existing en the 4th of March, 186T, or about $1,650,000,000 rogether with the current income from taxa tionj'a mounting to six or seven hundred tail lions." V ' ' Judgieavitt - Mr. Senator Sherman, of Ohio, in m debate in the United States Senate, ; JAonday, repeated the stale, calumny tbat Judge Xeavitt, whp reaieed the privilegs'of the writ of halea cor-put to . Mr. Vallandighain, , mainly on the ground that the military would hot oWy it, belongs to, and acts' with the Democratic par- ly : . . l, -: :. . " :' - When first .appointed to oface. Judge Lea-vitt professed Democracy,' but he got bravely over it. . General Jackson, it is eatd. appoint ed him' wlthirreat reluctance, prdfestlng to the Ohio'Delegationwwbo recommerided him; that be wa not a reliable uvingt toaef who knew him longest, combatted the idea. antT "he'w'as appointed. -" Because- of thiwaaiof confidence in hira by General . JaCksoa.. Judge ,lav.iU left the Democratic organization! and lor over a quarter of a eeoturr -na-ibttoledVT)eflto- cratte UokeC . u net a Democrat, and nev er was. except lor otace, ana , in the opinion felt and expressed by General Jackson thirty years ago Jhatf ,befi . more tbaa exifia4-&v Tort Keiet. " . Gentlemen tfrotn sooth weaterai Ken tucky, offering, iflr doUan- pea month: and louna, 10 hands 19 go aod .help save the present' tobareri. r: Negroes- arao have done H work haTe, beearoA o5L. far-MnY. w - Tlk'Mr4Mtfiaiii wnf.Tuynm rtf ArXrm dn the soldiers, and it is-seated thai the Printing J Machine aBBO pnnt Green eaefci fu tnovgh to tamt Op &m ' rf f : " -l- '( The Horror Attendlni?' n1ardlg'JLi . ; .-;'. . .- . .xaj. - . . A correspondent of the Elisir Gf- xette jrith Sherman's army now pene trating into the heart of Georgia, fni ting from the neighborhood of Dalton sajs: ":-,,;v;.. We catnn on larire'and beautiful dan- tations, and spread desolation, unavoid ably before Ins. As ire advance wa make quite a clean sweep, of live stock as the enemy have of their slavesi When abandoning their plantations all the blacks- are run further south. W have been--told that they are moving them by fhdnsands, of late, and that this vras very much of a slave farmed dis trict; it must he so, ad the amount of labor done on plantations at this seasoa is great. - The large fields of torn. wheat, rye, tobacco and cotton, in the most flourishing condition, indicate the prosperity of the country. In most in . stances the inhabitants flee before us," only the poor classes remaiuing at home It is truly heart-sickening to see so beautiful a country ravaged and de stroyed; these fine farms and pleasant homes are truly uneqnaled in any country, but the hand of war will lay scourge on them that a century cannot. efface. . On nearly every farm tre noticed cotton gin, m which were stored thousands of dollars worth of the finest cot tonv' On the 19th we again confronted the enemy at Cassville, who barricaded the town, and intended to make a stand but late in the afternoon he evacuated, the place, and our forces occupied it. During the battle all the inhabitants vacated the the town, that was sacked and pillaged by the soldiers. On enter- ing the house, we saw. a soldier donned in the habiliments of some Southern la dy- black silk dress, a pink of a bon net, white kids, hoops, &c, while on- the floor in mutual ruin lay a large and. costly vase that had been hurled into a hundred dollar mirror; added to tha confused mixture, was an annihilated piano- mashed sofap broken chairs, &c. While making my way to camp, I saw s splended oil painting, of the "Surrender of. York town," suspended from the side of an old supply wagon, for the gratification and classic tastes of oine old mule driver. ' : John Sherman Liar. The other day John Sherman, in making speech in the Senate against Mr. Vallandit-ham . charged that he, Vallandigham. hail, gone into a county ; (referring to Knox), and urged revoltand rebellion when a revolt wa iu existence.in an adjoining county, (referring to the -difficulty' in -t Holmes., The truth ta that the trouble in this county did not tak place until several weeka after Mr. Vallandig-. ham's arrest and banishment. John Sherman' sliouhl be ashamed to get up in the Senate of the United states and utter a willful and deliberate lie; No such charge was "ever made against Mr. V., but John Sherman having been driven to the wall by senator Saulsburv, was fiirced to deliberate falsehood to justify : the military arrest of Vallandighara. Hclmm County Farmer. From, tbe New York Xt'ewt. The Contest Between the" President and Governor Seymour. From Albany we have the statement that Governor Seymour insists on the enforcement of the laws, irrespective of the alleged order of the President to General Dix to resist the process of the courts. The Governor baa ordered the militia force of the Stale to be increased to seventy five thousand men, by a draft pursuant to law for the organization of the National Guard, and the escape of th State from civil commotion will depend upoa the course' that will be adopted by the Federal Administration. Black Bepablicaniam Xilnstr&tad. The Arlington Estate, the property of Oea. R. . Lee, is to le made a grand depository of Federal bones and these are to besarronndsd by a free nigger colony. The founding of a nigger colony upon the bones of white soldier is a perfect and complete illustration of Black-Republican brutality. It is spoken of in Abolition prints as "a nappy conception of Secretary Stanton.'? The 'conception' is altogether worthy of the origin imputed to it, and whether it be "happy" or not, it has the merit of being euggestive. Dayton Empire. An "Off-Hand" Joke. , A sturdy sergeant of one of the Mawachq-setts'regl'menfs being obUged to submit to th amputation of his hand, tbe surgeon offered - . . 11 . & to auminisier cniorotorm as usuai; cm tn veteran refused, ayior ir tbe catting m to lie done u him, he wanted to see it," and. laving his arm oh- the table, submitted to th operation without a; eign of pain excepts flrm- er setting i h 1a teeth .as the saw strode the narrow.. 1 ne operator as ne nnisneri iook4 at his victim with admiration, aad remarked- JToo ought to. have beeo a eargepa tof man . I waslhe next thing to cms; afors I aalis ted." said the hero. "What was that ? asked the doctor." " 3VA DutcTberi'' responded the sergeant with a grim smile, whieb despite; the snrroQadinga communicate! itself to. the bystanders. T ' In an' affecting accoubTof hVeori"iig"wif fBelsy Jhe,ti A'rtemaa.'irsBrdisayaU -The were -many affectio ties which mademebank.- er after Betsy Jane. IJerffatberVfarra jined . 1 - : - r-L --mrv 1 oum, ineir cows ana .ourn wuwuuw thirst st the asms swrmer old msres ban stars in tharer forreds; tbe mealies brojeemt is-both families st, aesxly tbs tp our psresteBetsy Jase'e af.d mine) slept rep nlarj" every Saridaj fa the same xoeetfn boop. and tlm ttabbn seed to beer. " TXdmr thiek tbeWsJaadTesseht-sirl" It .; Btiblime eight uijsprisg of the yea to ass our several mothers (Betry aad.mio witH their gown pinned op so that t&tf "otUdVl siW -em.'effeeehBBfterj; bi!iV xp foieJr abooaUtsaibot.,- -r - Qeorgs P. lXocria.04 tbia Edm .JWast jths worldreaornetf smthbsioi XTeiee;. gpsre that Treavcctal la. 2TeW Ttfrk ItA w'tV - .